Competition Commission invites evidence

Two of the three men accused of using the Daily Mirror 'City Slickers' column to inflate share prices have been found guilty today at Southwark Crown Court, following a DTI prosecution. A third pleaded guilty at...

The UK regrets recent comments by Dr Larijani, suggesting that Iran would shortly resume centrifuge activity. Such activity, including research on centrifuges, would be contrary to the repeated requests of the ...

The Foreign Office Minister for Africa, Lord Triesman has today expressed his shock and concern at the actions of the Eritrean Government to expel US, Canadian and European members of the United Nations Mission ...

Victims Minister Fiona Mactaggart today announced proposals for wide-ranging reforms to improve services for victims of crime, including changes to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.

An historic agreement to unite Europe behind a common goal of creating sustainable communities was announced today at the EU Informal Meeting of Ministers, hosted by Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott.

The Department of Health, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Health and Safety Executive advise that pregnant women should avoid close contact with sheep during the lambing season.

Innovation and reform are creating a patient-led health service

The following statistics were released today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre

Alan Johnson, Trade Secretary, yesterday welcomed the announcement by the WTO, making it easier for developing countries to get access to medicines to tackle global health issues like HIV/AIDS and malaria.

Mr Robin Barnett has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to Romania in succession to Mr Quinton Quayle who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Barnett will take up his appointment...

"My husband Norman doesn't believe in violence and neither does his family. We believe as he does that everyone should live in peace. That is why Norman went to Iraq, because he wanted the Iraqi people to know that...

Asked if the Prime Minister was being kept informed of the Norman Kember situation as the deadline was tomorrow, the PMOS said that all along he had refused to comment publicly for very good reasons, as they could...

Asked if the Prime Minister still thought a deal was possible given President Chirac's comments, the PMOS said, as he had yesterday, that we were in a period where we had tabled proposals. Inevitably there would...

Asked whether the Prime Minister would be speaking or taking questions at the dinner, the PMOS said that the East-West Institute was handling the arrangements. For guidance the Prime Minister would be given an award...

Asked about the Prime Minister's approach to Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) today following David Cameron's comments about not wanting a Punch and Judy show, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said...

Tony Blair answered questions on health, education, climate change and Europe during this week's PMQs.

Press briefing from the Prime Ministers Official Spokesman on: New Conservative Leader, Pensions, Rendition and Incoming European Visits.

Allowing young couples to take out shared equity schemes to help them buy homes is a 'major step forward', Tony Blair said today.

Press briefing from the Prime Ministers Official Spokesman on: PMQs, the East-West Dinner, EU Future Financing and Norman Kember.

The 'Digital Challenge' - providing the opportunity to create a world class exemplar of a "wired up community" - was launched today by Minister for Local E-Government Jim Fitzpatrick. The challenge is to use ...

Defra's Rural Development Service in Worcester has installed an environmentally friendly, woodchip burning boiler to heat and provide hot water for a building on the Whittington Road base. Fuel for the boiler is...

Farmers across England are being given the opportunity to contribute to the development of new Action Programme measures for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs).

Issued jointly by the Department of Health, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Health and Safety Executive

This Statistics Publication Notice presents national and education authority level information on the destinations of young people leaving Scottish schools (publicly funded, independent and grant-aided)

Statistics on higher education graduates from Scottish universities and colleges and their destinations

A web only full report in the Scottish School Leavers Survey Series

Statistical Release

Asked if there was anything new on the schedule for Thursday and Friday, the PMOS said on Thursday the meeting with the Prime Minister of Belgium would be at 8am, Portugal at 12pm, Finland at 1pm, Slovenia at 3pm...

Asked if the Prime Minister had anything to add or say about the All Party Group set up to investigate whether Britain might have had knowledge of some of the CIA flights and extraordinary renditions, the PMOS said...

Asked if there was any reaction to the criticism from the pensions industry about the u-turns on Share Incentive Plans, the PMOS said that the Treasury had been dealing with this matter and it was probably best ...

Asked if the Prime Minister had any reaction to the election of David Cameron, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said there were none that he could speak of because it was party political. Asked if ...

Press briefing from the Prime Ministers Official Spokesman on: New Conservative Leader, Pensions, Rendition and Incoming European Visits.

A leaflet summarising inheritance rights under the current succession law of Scotland

Statement of issues

I will chair the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) on 6 December 2005. The Paymaster General will represent the UK. Items on the agenda are:Economic Reform: Council will consider two reports from the...

In line with our policy of employing the Reserves as an integral component of the armed forces, and our normal pattern in Operation TELIC, we shall shortly begin mobilising approximately 700 Reservists to deploy...

Ministry of Defence Votes A seek the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for service in the armed forces during each financial year.As of 1 April 2006, we are amending the presentational format. The figures...

I have today laid before this House a copy of the Oversight Commissioner's third statutory report for the year 2005 which was published today, in accordance with Section 68(4)(a) of the Police (Northern Ireland) ...

The Government have received a report from the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland on the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (OPONI). The report has today been published.The ...

I chaired, for the UK Presidency of the EU, the Energy Council in Brussels on 1 December. Alun Michael represented the UK.The Council considered several matters of interest to the UK; chief among these were Better...

I chaired the Telecoms part of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council of the UK's EU presidency in Brussels on 1 December 2005.The Council began informally over lunch, where I chaired a policy debate...

Press briefing from the Prime Ministers Official Spokesman on: EU Budget, Rendition flights, World Leaders Meeting, Pensions and Incoming European Visits.

Tony Blair will answer questions from MPs today in his weekly PMQ session. You will be able to watch the broadcast live here from 1200 GMT. A summary of the topics covered, along with a transcript, will be available...

Top tips for managing borrowing

Over £90 million is to be dished out to fund green business support services, Ben Bradshaw Minister for Local Environmental Quality confirmed today.

Independent report is vital building block to eradicate discrimination

Professor Keith Jeffery, of Queen's University Belfast, has been appointed to the new position of author of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) history.